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Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are not the only reason sea turtles are facing extinction, but we are the main reason. Humans really should not be part of the problem in the first place.
Sea turtles face a lot of life or death obstacles from the second they are born. Even before they are born the eggs have a chance of being destroyed by ants or sea crabs. After they hatch they have to make their way into the sea where birds, crabs, and other predators have a chance of eating them. Sadly only one hatchling out of......

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